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Acid Fast Bacillus
1. Acid Fast Bacillus stain of a granuloma found on a bronchial biopsy of a cavitary lesion in a 30 year old Ft. Pierce woman. It's positive. (41.6 kb) 11-11-93 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
2. Numerous Acid Fast Bacilli in a lymph node of an immunocompromised patient due to AIDS (21.2 kb) 03-23-95 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Acinic Carcinoma of Parotid Gland
1. From CAP check sample. High power. Clear cytoplasm. Mitosis in center (36.3 kb)08-06-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
2. From CAP check sample. Low power. (53.8 kb) 08-06-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)

Actinic Keratosis
1. Actinic Keratosis adjacent to a malignant melanoma. (40.8 kb) 04-13-93 (Courtesy of John Taz)

Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia
1. Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (Really!) (33.4 kb) 10-21-93 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
1. Blast, from the peripheral blood smear. (19.0 kb) 11-22-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
2. Bone Marrow. High Power. (26.8 kb) 12-03-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
3. Bone Marrow. Low Power. (28.9 kb) 12-03-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
4. Bone Marrow. Oil Immersion. Note total lack of differentiating features. (23.7 kb) 12-03-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
5. Blast from the Bone Marrow. (22.0 kb) 11-02-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)

Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
1. Acute myelomonocytic leukemia. (21.8 kb) 12-03-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
2. Acute myelomonocytic leukemia. Peripheral blood smear. (19.5 kb) 12-03-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)

Adenocarcinoma
1. Found on duodenal biopsy. Primary? The search begins. (46.9 kb) 12-01-93 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
2. Metastatic poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma FROM lung to liver. (42.3 kb) 04-07-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
3. Metastatic poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma FROM colon to omentum. (59.1 kb) 04-07-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
4. Transmural infiltration of an adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder. (46.6 kb) 09-10-93 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
5. Rectal Adenocarcinoma present is a small peri-rectal artery. (53.7 kb) 12-31-93 (Courtesy of Bill Supan)
6. Low Power Cytology of Metastatic Papillary Adenocarcinoma to Pleural Fluid. (60.4 kb) 03-07-94 (Courtesy of Dr. Shireman)
7. Medium Power Metastatic Papillary Adenocarcinoma to Pleural Fluid. (34.4 kb) 03-07-94 (Courtesy of Dr. Shireman)
8. High Power Metastatic Papillary Adenocarcinoma to Pleural Fluid. (35.3 kb) 03-07-94 (Courtesy of Dr. Shireman)
9. Oil Power Metastatic Papillary Adenocarcinoma to Pleural Fluid. (30.72 kb) 03-07-94 (Courtesy of Dr. Shireman)

Adenocarcinoma of the Colon
1. Note the loss of nuclear polarity, haphazard unorderly growth pattern, and prominent nuclei and nucleoli. (41.6 kb) 10-01-92 (Courtesy of Taz)
2. Note impingement of the glands up to and into smooth muscle. (43.2 kb) 10-01-92 (Courtesy of Taz)
3. Note infiltration of tumour cells between smooth muscle bundles, with secondary infiltration of inflammatory cells as well. (41.6 kb) 10-01-92 (Courtesy of Taz)
4. Note metastasis of tumour cells into lymph node. (37.6 kb) 10-01-92 (Courtesy of Taz)
5. Note the tumour cells within mucin lakes, or mucin pools. (13.3 kb) 05-10-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
6. Note sclerosis. (29.8 kb) 05-10-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
7. Note abortive or primitive gland (acinar) formation. (26.1 kb) 05-10-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
8. Low power. (23.3 kb) 05-10-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
9. PAS stain. (33.7 kb) 05-10-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
10. (Periodic Acid Schiff) stain. (32.4 kb) 05-10-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
11. (Periodic Acid Schiff) stain. (29.8 kb) 05-10-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
12. PAS stain. Medium power. (59.3 kb) 08-06-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
13. PAS stain. High power. Note tumour Giant Cells. (48.0 kb) 08-06-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
14. Ileocecal valve. Gross photograph. (34.4 kb) 01-17-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
15. Invading pericolonic fat. Gross photograph. (35.2 kb) 01-17-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
16. Cut surface, invading into fat. Gross photograph. (26.6 kb) 01-17-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
17. Fresh, raised and ulcerated tumour. Gross photograph. (65.3 kb) 01-17-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
18. Cut surface, invading into fat. Gross photograph. (46.7 kb) 01-17-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
19. Ascitic fluid in a man with disseminated colon adenocarcinoma. (36.3 kb) 04-06-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
20. Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of colon, sigmoid, showing signet ring cells. (44.5 kb) 07-18-93 (Courtesy of Dr. Mushtaq Hussein, Okeechobee, Florida)

Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium
1. Invading myometrium. (43.0 kb) 04-06-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
2. With metastatic adenocarcinoma to the abdomen. (72.6 kb) 04-21-94 (Courtesy of Alan Levin)
3. Serous Papillary tumour. Gross photo. (32.8 kb) 08-20-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
4. Gross photo. (29.9 kb) 08-20-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
5. Note variation of colour and thickness. Gross photo. (31.9 kb) 08-20-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
6. Note small cystic spaces in tumour. Gross photo. (27.7 kb) 08-20-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
7. Close-up cross section. Gross photo. (22.2 kb) 08-24-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
8. Deep infiltration noted diffusely. Gross photo. (39.0 kb) 08-24-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
9. Serial cross sections. Gross photo. (42.9 kb) 08-25-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)

Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus
1. Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus arising in Barrett's Esophagus. (44.7 kb) 02-09-93 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
2. Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus arising in Barrett's Esophagus. High Power (35.2 kb) 02-09-93 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
3. Adenocarcinoma, gastro-esophageal junction, metastatic to celiac lymph node. (49.3 kb) 01-11-95 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
1. Note attempt at gland formation. (33.4 kb) 09-18-92 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
2. Definite gland formation enables the diagnosis. (35.1 kb) 09-18-92 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
3. Cell Block of aspiration biopsy. Note Vacuoles and nucleoli. (33.0 kb) 09-18-92 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
4. Aspiration smear. Note round uniform nuclei, nucleoli, and glandular-type cluster. (17.8 kb) 09-18-92 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
5. Tumour nest in a lymphatic vessel. (48.7 kb) 07-28-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
6. Here is a well differentiated area. (42.9 kb) 07-28-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
7. Bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma of the lung. A bizarre mitosis is demonstrated. (42.7 kb) 01-12-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
8. Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, needle biopsy of lung. Note nucleolated tumour cells. (38.4 kb) 01-27-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
9. FNA, cell block (54.5 kb) 05-11-95 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
1. Metastatic to a regional lymph node. Note the lack of sclerosis at the interface. (36.2 kb) 02-17-93 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
2. Well differentiated (Low Grade), needle biopsy. (21.3 kb) 03-11-93 (Courtesy of Rudy Virchow)
3. Well differentiated adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas, showing superficial infiltration of the ampullary wall. Lymph nodes and margins NEGATIVE. This Whipple's may really be curative! (49.4 kb) 11-16-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
4. Needle biopsy of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas metastatic to the liver. (25.7 kb) 02-17-93 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate
1. Note invasive and irregular glands with sclerosis. (39.2 kb) 09-23-92 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
2. Note large, pleomorphic nuclei and prominent nucleoli. Note unorganized (anaplastic) growth pattern. (38.1 kb) 09-23-92 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
3. Note the tumour cells to encroach on normal glands. (39.5 kb) 09-23-92 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
4. Note the very large, well-defined nucleoli within the tumour cells. (32.1 kb) 09-23-92 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
5. Note the tumour gland to invade a perineural space. (33.2 kb) 09-23-92 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
6. Note the tumour cells to invade bone spicules. (28.4 kb) 09-23-92 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
7. Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate. (30.4 kb) 11-02-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
8. Perineural infiltration of an adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Interesting pattern. (34.0 kb) 10-22-92 (Courtesy of Taz)
9. Adenocarcinoma of Prostate. Low Power. (31.7 kb) 12-03-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
10. Adenocarcinoma of Prostate. Low Power. Perineural Infiltration. (29.8 kb) 12-03-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
11. Adenocarcinoma of Prostate. Medium Power. Perineural Infiltration. (25.0 kb) 12-03-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
12. Note that almost every cell has a prominent nucleolus. (22.4 kb) 12-03-92 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
13. Note clear cell. (20.4 kb) 05-10-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
14. Note nucleoli uniformity. (22.4 kb) 05-10-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
15. Note sclerosis and clear cytoplasm. (19.9 kb) 05-10-93 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
16. 40X Mag. Low grade, well differentiated. (43.1 kb) 07-18-93 (Courtesy of Mariano Alvira)
17. 100X Mag. Low grade, well differentiated. (36.6 kb) 07-18-93 (Courtesy of Mariano Alvira)
18. 200X Mag. Low grade, well differentiated. (40.0 kb) 07-18-93 (Courtesy of Mariano Alvira)
19. Well differentiated. (33.8 kb) 02-28-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)

Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach
1. Poorly Differentiated "Signet Ring". (37.6 kb) 02-05-93 (Courtesy of Rudy Virchow)

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
1. Skin metastases of remote ENT primary. (46.7 kb) 03-23-95 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Adenomatous Goiter of the Thyroid
1. Medium power. (49.0 kb) 09-18-93 (Courtesy of Cooley Pantazis)
2. High power. (38.0 kb) 09-18-93 (Courtesy of Cooley Pantazis)

Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Endometrium
1. Gross photo.(51.7 kb) 08-20-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)

Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Gallbladder
1. This case had clearly both malignant glandular and malignant squamous components. (29.0 kb) 02-23-93 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Lung
1. Adenosquamous carcinoma of the right lung. (51.1 kb) 08-30-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Aldosteronoma
1. Adrenal Cortical Adenoma. Gross photograph. (23.2 kb) 01-17-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)

Ameloblastoma of the Mandible
1. Note nests of tumour cells with palisading. (41.0 kb) 10-22-92 (Courtesy of Taz)
2. Note squamous interior and columnar periphery. (40.7 kb) 10-22-92 (Courtesy of Taz)
3. Note squamous cells with intercellular bridges and columnar periphery (40.0 kb) 10-22-92 (Courtesy of Taz)
4. Note vacuoles at the base of the tumour cells. (39.4 kb) 10-22-92 (Courtesy of Taz)
5. Gross photograph. (33.1 kb) 01-17-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)

Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Thyroid
1. Low power. (60.0 kb) 09-18-93 (Courtesy of Cooley Pantazis)
2. High power. (53.0 kb) 09-18-93 (Courtesy of Cooley Pantazis)

Apocrine Carcinoma of Breast
1. Documented by EM. Note eosinophilic granular cytoplasm. 40X. (31.3 kb) 07-18-93 (Courtesy of Mariano Alvira)
2. 200X Mag. (33.9 kb) 07-18-93 (Courtesy of Mariano Alvira)
3. 1000X. Mag. Note D-PAS positive granules (27.8 kb) 07-18-93 (Courtesy of Mariano Alvira)

Appendix
1. Primary mucinous carcinoma. Gross Photograph. (34.7 kb) 01-17-94 (Courtesy of Peter Shireman)
2. Reactive submucosal lymphoid tissue in the appendix of a 12 year old girl with acute appendicitis, looking very much like the Reed-Sternberg cells of Hodgkins Disease. (38.1 kb) 07-05-95 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Arias-Stella
1. Arias-Stella reaction of Endometrium. NOT to be confused with Carcinoma. (34.5 kb) 07-18-93 (Courtesy of Mariano Alvira)
2. 400X Mag. (28.3 kb) 07-18-93 (Courtesy of Mariano Alvira)
3. Arias Stellas reaction, endometrium. (45.8 kb) 03-23-95 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Aspirate Smear
1. Obtained via a direct digitizing 1280x1020 camera. Original file was >5mb. This file is a jpeg. Courtesy UI Balis MD, deeply into pathology images and a CAP exhibitor "microcomputers roundtable" (44.1 kb) 10-31-93 (Courtesy of Web Smith)
2. This image is a sample of the iBexsOrMAp digital scanning camera output. While only 1280x1024, the camera can produce up to 10240x8192 36bit images. I hope to make available this technology to interested pathologists. We (ARUP Image Processing Laboratory) are also working on a direct digital transfer 1024x768 24bit. (43.5 kb) 11-06-93 (Courtesy of Ulysses J. Balis)
3. The above file EMBOSSED! with OV. (61.2 kb) 11-09-93 (Courtesy of Mariano Alvira)
4. Aspirate smear of a large cell undifferentiated carcinoma of lung. (32.3 kb) 04-11-95 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

"Asteroid Body"
1. "Asteroid Body" in multinucleated giant cell in a mesenteric lymph node in a 76 year old woman with a benign cecal ulceration. (46.7 kb) 11-02-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Astrocytoma
1. High grade astrocytoma of brain, right parietal, in a 69 year old man. Glioblastoma multiforme. Note "Monster" cell and necrosis. (37.4 kb) 05-02-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
2. Mixed astrocytoma-oligodendroglioma. GFP stains show some astrocytes and some unstained round nuclei. Other cells show oligodendrocytic-like processes. 68.5 kb) 10-13-94 (Courtesy of Mariano Alvira)
3. Malignant astrocytoma, Brain. Pleomorphic cell. (40.0 kb) 11-22-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
4. Tumour cell with intranuclear inclusion. (46.4 kb) 11-23-94 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
5. MALIGNANT ASTROCYTOMA. FROZEN SECTION!!! (38.2 kb) 12-05-92 (Courtesy of MARIANO ALVIRA)

Auer Rods
1. Auer Rod in Blast in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. (24.8 kb) 02-21-95 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)

Misc.
1. Arteriovenous Malformation, left occipital lobe of brain, with chronic hemorrhage. (54.4 kb) 09-23-93 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
2. Allergic Vasculitis, dermal small blood vessels, contributed by Dr. Brian McKnight. (40.8 kb) 05-11-95 (Courtesy of John Minarcik)
3. AFIP thyroid CD-ROM, black and white pic. Much better than color pics. It has 256 grayscale. (94.6 kb) 08-22-94 (Courtesy of MARIANO ALVIRA)
4.abdominal aortic graft, autopsy gross photo. (68.0 kb) 04-14-95 (Courtesy of Pat Connelly)

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